hundreds of thousands in just a few hours across the united states. people excited by the bigger screen, the faster chip and most importantly the faster lte connection. faster probably than your home internet connection. one thing to keep in mind is depending on your carrier, you may have a different experience with your iphone 5. verizon, for instance, has lte coverage throughout the bay area. sprint has absolutely none and you cannot take advantage of the super fast connection. at&t's is spotty. most of the cities are covered, but just a block or two that way, no lte. reporting live, scott mcgrew, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. steve wozniak got his iphone down under in brisbane, australia. he was seventh in line. woz made it a tradition to stand in line for each iphone release. it is being launched in japan and canada and germany and australia and the united states. >> a lot of people waited in line for that. that is remarkable. >>> last day of summer for us. let's check in with rob mayeda. >> it is a great day. look at that nice shot as y